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Jesus made several statements that seem to indicate that Christians shouldn't save their money. Are there any Christian groups that don't believe in saving money or don't use banks?









There are also many Old Testament verses about not charging fellow Hebrews usury. There are more verses against charging interest than there are about homosexuality being an abomination. If the number of verses influenced Christian politics than there would be mass protests against banks.

I don't know if there are similar verses in the Quran that seem to go against saving wealth. Are there Muslim groups that don't use banks? 

These verses are a teaching against putting wealth or other things before God, we should be willing to give of what we have without worry and selfish acknowledgment .

I've known several wealthy Christians who give tremendous amounts of money and work to the church.

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The verses make it sound as if Christians should give all their extra belongings away. Jesus said that if you have two coats, give one away. Is it really following Jesus to give away a substantial amount to charity if you still have more than you need to survive? I honestly don't know how someone  can be wealthy and still claim that they follow Jesus.


A few Christians might follow what Jesus taught but most seem to ignore him for Paul. 

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If it wasn't for the literary style and the fact Jesus mentions Heaven, I would say I was reading Karl Marx.

I think it's pretty clear that Christian charity to the poor is based on verses like those but I don't see what this has to do with bank accounts specifically - It just means you should give your money away if you have too many

It sounds as if Jesus didn't want people to have property beyond what they needed to survive.How do you open a savings account if you give everything extra to the poor?

Jesus would probably have had more in common with Marx than many of the modern politicians that use Christianity to win votes.